Jeremiah 47:6 meaning and explanation
‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
Jeremiah 47:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah 47 is a prophecy against the Philistines, delivered before Pharaoh's attack on Gaza. In verse 6 the prophet himself, or the watching nations, cries out to the "sword of the LORD," the image of divine judgment as a weapon that will not stop.
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